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Archaeological Theory: Who Sets the Agenda?
Norman Yoffee
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Description for Archaeological Theory: Who Sets the Agenda?
Paperback. This volume assesses current archaeological theories and considers how they relate to our understanding of the past. Editor(s): Yoffee, Norman; Sherratt, Andrew. Series Editor(s): Ashmore, Wendy; Audouze, Francoise; Broodbank, Cyprian; Murray, Tim; Renfrew, Lord Colin; Schlanger, Nathan; Sherratt, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy. Series: New Directions in Archaeology. Num Pages: 152 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
This volume assesses the real achievements of archaeology in increasing an understanding of the past. Without rejecting the insights either of traditional or more recent approaches, it considers the issues raised in current claims and controversies about what is appropriate theory for archaeology. The first section looks at the process of theory building and at the sources of the ideas employed. The following studies examine questions such as the interplay between expectation and evidence in ideas of human origins, social role and material practice in the formation of the archaeological record, and how the rise of states should be conceptualised; ... Read more
This volume assesses the real achievements of archaeology in increasing an understanding of the past. Without rejecting the insights either of traditional or more recent approaches, it considers the issues raised in current claims and controversies about what is appropriate theory for archaeology. The first section looks at the process of theory building and at the sources of the ideas employed. The following studies examine questions such as the interplay between expectation and evidence in ideas of human origins, social role and material practice in the formation of the archaeological record, and how the rise of states should be conceptualised; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Archaeology
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521449588
SKU
V9780521449588
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Reviews for Archaeological Theory: Who Sets the Agenda?
'I recommend this provocative volume, in which I found much to think about, not least Sherratt's plea that archaeologists - not the media, tour managers or politicians - should be the ones who set the agenda.' Nick Saunders, New Scientist